silver plate
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noun
silver tableware.
a coating of silver, especially one electroplated on base metal.
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Origin of silver plate
First recorded in 1520–30
Words nearby silver plate
silver mound, silvern, silver nitrate, silver paper, silver perch, silver plate, silverpoint, silver poplar, silver protein, silver protein stain, silver salmon
Definition for silver plate (2 of 2)
silver-plate
[ sil-ver-pleyt ]
/ ˈsɪl vərˈpleɪt /
verb (used with object), sil·ver-plat·ed, sil·ver-plat·ing.
to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.
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British Dictionary definitions for silver plate
silver plate
noun
a thin layer of silver deposited on a base metal
articles, esp tableware, made of silver plate
verb silver-plate
(tr) to coat (a metal, object, etc) with silver, as by electroplating
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